SSC MTS Mock Test (GS PYQ) 08/09/2023 SHIFT-1
Rules:
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark
Q1. Which Indian Mass Movement began with the famous ‘Dandi March’ of Mahatma Gandhi?
Civil Disobedience Movement
Non-Cooperation Movement
Quit India Movement
Kheda Movement
Q2. Whose autobiography is titled ‘An Unsuitable Boy’?
Karan Johar
Aditya Chopra
Hansal Mehta
Sanjay Kapoor
Q3. The length of the men’s kabaddi court is _____ metres.
10
13
17
15
Q4. Who among the following is the author of the book ‘The Zoya Factor’?
Kiran Desai
Sudha Murty
Anuja Chauhan
Nandini Bajpai
Q5. Who among the following has NOT received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 2021 for his/her contribution in dance?
Neena Prasad
Sumitra Guha
Madhavi Mudgal
Thokchom Ibemubi Devi
Q6. Which of the following is NOT a Directive Principle based on the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi?
To promote industrialisation in urban areas
To organise village Panchayats
To prohibit intoxicating drinks and drugs that are injurious to health
To promote cottage industries in rural areas
Q7. Which of the following methods is used to calculate national income by summing up the total incomes earned by individuals and businesses in an economy?
Value-added method
Output method
Income method
Expenditure method
Q8. What is personal income?
The income earned by individuals and households after taxes and other deductions
The total income earned by businesses and corporations in an economy
The income earned by individuals through their own business or self-employment
The total income earned by individuals and households before taxes and other deductions
Q9. Who founded the Hindu reform organisation Brahmo Samaj?
Ramkrishna Paramhans
Rabindranath Tagore
Atmaram Pandurang
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Q10. Whom among the following Indian singers is known as ‘Ghazal King’?
Manna Dey
Mukesh
Shailendra
Jagjit Singh
Q11. Dree Utsav is celebrated in the state of ____________.
Arunachal Pradesh
Kerala
Assam
Andhra Pradesh
Q12. ___________ word of Indian dance is derived from a Sanskrit word and literally means ‘taking towards’.
Nritta
Laasya
Taandava
Abhinaya
Q13. Which of the following is an example of the Western Coast Port?
Tuticorin Port
Paradip Port
Mumbai Port
Vishakhapatnam Port
Q14. What are the three tiers of the Government in India?
Union government, Judiciary government and Federal government
Union government, State Government and Federal Government
Union government, State government and Judiciary government
Union Government, State Government and Local Government
Q15. The foundation of Sanchi Stupa was laid by which of the following Kings?
Samudragupta
Bimbisara
Ashoka
Chandragupta Maurya
Q16. During which months do retreating monsoons occur in India?
January and February
May and June
October and November
March and April
Q17. Which is the primary structural component responsible for most of the mechanical strength of the cell wall?
Heparin
Glycogen
Chitin
Cellulose
Q18. Ball and spring model of chemical bonds obey:
Hooke’s law
Charles’ law
Gravitational law
Newton’s law
Q19. Pandit Janki Prasad was associated with which of the following Gharanas of Kathak?
Banaras
Raigarh
Jaipur
Lucknow
Q20. In 2023, Ajay Singh, the chief of SpiceJet, was appointed as president of which of the following?
FICCI
ASSOCHAM
CII
NASSCOM
Q21. Rohit Sharma became the first ever Indian to play how many T20 cricket matches in October 2022?
300
100
200
400
Q22. Which form of Indian dance is said to be ‘soft and suitable for female presentation’?
Nritta
Taandava
Laasya
Nritya
Q23. Which of the following oceans is surrounded by the continents of North America and South America to the east?
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Q24. The famous ‘Pashupatinath Temple’ is located in which of the following countries?
Nepal
Bhutan
Maldives
Sri Lanka
Q25. In which of the following years was the first Janjatiya Khel Mahotsav held?
2023
2021
2020
2022